hnaccount2001

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   by hnaccount2001 4y ago

   Software seems like overkill for mechanism. I were doing this I’d model the mechanism part manually, maybe a scaled-down mock-up out of foamboard, pins, tape, glue etc. if you’re unsure about a certain connection prototype it with scrap woo
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   by hnaccount2001 4y ago

   I felt the same as you OP, and I just kept calibrating those recommendations until I found the magic formula of exercise, schedule, etc. It took like, 10 years though. It sucks but keep trying. My breakthrough came from upping the exercise
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   by hnaccount2001 4y ago

   I’m not sure what the alternative is, in any field, unless your work is so boutique and specialized that nobody else does it (auteur filmmakers, maybe). I used to work in a design firm where estimates were even more meaningless than in soft
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   by hnaccount2001 4y ago

   I concur with this post. Shaum’s outlines are no-nonsense supplements for any math course that isn’t proof-based.
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   by hnaccount2001 4y ago

   Basically I kept trying; IMO several “failures” were necessary. What really got me over the hump was taking up new hobbies that I couldn’t do hungover, and resetting my social life (meet friends for lunch, not drinks, etc). After a year or
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   by hnaccount2001 4y ago

   I’m not sure about 8 hours but I’ve had some success with ~15hrs distributed throughout a week so the employer knows they can get in touch with me most days. Unfortunately I think this that finding these sorts of gigs requires a lot of up-f
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   by hnaccount2001 4y ago

   In small doses the comment section is funny. I like it when someone tries to hawk their app.
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   by hnaccount2001 4y ago

   I have successfully cultivated a “third speed” somewhere between close reading and skimming, which is helpful for cruising through casual books like Robert b Parker novels , etc, but I still prefer reading slowly as I can visualize better a
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   by hnaccount2001 4y ago

   I can second this - drag and click is not always necessary. If I am really in a pinch and I need to do stuff directly with beziers I try to 1) stylize the desired curve so that it uses as few control points as possible, and, 2) redraw on to
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    by hnaccount2001 5y ago

    It’s a lot bigger now and therefore has the same problems any big online community has (bad signal to noise ratio). I think this is made worse through the upvote system, but that’s purely my anecdotal take. The niche communities continue to
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    by hnaccount2001 5y ago

    All the time.
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    by hnaccount2001 5y ago

    Thanks for sharing. I don’t have a lot to add - just wanted to note that he was a fantastic writer and one I return to over and over and over. Nobody quite like him. I’m currently rereading The Emigrants.
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    by hnaccount2001 5y ago

    I got a smartphone a couple of years ago. The only real difference for me is I no longer bring a camera around on shorter trips, and having a map app was helpful when I was living abroad. Life with a dumb phone was fine. I guess sometimes I